24-04-2025
Las Vegas-area high school robotics teams soar to global stage
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two Vex Robotic Teams from Northwest Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas have won the Nevada State Championship for the Vex V5 Robotic Competition.
They are now headed to the global stage in Dallas as they will be competing in the world championships against 800 different teams in May. The annual event brings together the top VEX IQ robotics competition, VEX V5 robotics competition, and VEX U robotics competition teams from around the world.
'My love comes from the engineering side of things. I'm the builder on my team, so I get to design and build most of the robot, and I have a really great time doing it. I enjoy the engineering process,' Junior Owen Kirpes said.
One team's robot is called Electro Boogie while the other is named ITZGUD. The two teams formed an alliance to help them win the Nevada State Championship.
The drivers for both teams are brothers Senior Cash Walker and Junior Cain Walker. Cain said working with his older brother helped elevate their game and achieve victory.
'We coordinated with my brother's team, and they accepted. Then we spent the rest of the tournament just making sure our gameplay would be optimized as much as possible and that we would work together,' Junior Cain Walker said.
This is an incredible opportunity for these dedicated students to showcase their skills, innovation, and teamwork.
Both teams will be competing May 6 through May 8 at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
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